History Overall coverage and scheme

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1 History Overall coverage and scheme What is History? What is Freedom? Social change in Victorian Britain The English Civil War Ancient Greece WWI Remembrance Years 5 and 6 To be able to discuss key notions around the importance and relevance of history as a subject To be able to show an understanding of BC, AD and place well-known world events into basic time periods To be able to contrast the past with the world today and to start to develop a notion of legacy To recognise how key events from our past are marked cultural festivals, battle re-enactments, statues and the work of English Heritage To know when the Victorian period was and to be able to discuss it s longevity linked to the life of Queen Victoria To know key changes in social and education law To know the names and actions of key philanthropists and how their work links to a legacy today Shaftsbury, Cadbury To study how the notion of childhood and a right to a childhood developed over the Victorian period To be able to describe differences between the life of a rich and poor child To be able to discuss children at work and the dangers involved in the jobs they had to do To be able to interpret a wide range of evidence, primary and secondary To discuss the idea of freedom linked to social change reflecting upon the freedoms enjoyed by children today in contract with their Victorian ancestors Visit the Victorian School room in Guildford To be able to discuss and evaluate causes of the English Civil War To understand the role of parliament and the rise of Oliver Cromwell To be able to discuss and evaluate key battles which were turning points within the war To use an evidence based approach to researching what life was like for soldiers and families on both sides of the conflict To start to be able to answer historical questions in a basic essay format Absolute Power ; was Charles I delusional or a product of his birth? (H/A) Was Charles I a brave man discuss? (M/A) Compare the motivation of Oliver Cromwell and Charles I was either a good man? (Extension) To know that the AGs had many Gods and to link this to their everyday lives and practices To know how life for a child in Ancient Greece varied from area to area; in particular compare life in Sparta and Athens To be able to discuss the notion of what a citizen was in Ancient Greece To know key facts about Greek Theatre and it s legacy today To explore the legends of Ancient Greece and be able to discuss their value as historical evidence To evaluate key historical artefacts statues, buildings and what they can tell us about life in Ancient Greece To be able to use historical fact and empathy to write a diary from the trenches To know key battles within WWI

2 WWII Roman Britain Medieval Britain To know how deserters and those with shell shock were treated within the British Army To discuss why it was called the Great War and what the legacy of the conflict was To discuss poppy day and notions of remembrance how relevant is it today? To know the key causes of WWII and how this links to the legacy of The Great War To investigate, using a variety of sources, evacuation, make do and mend and the role of women within WWII To understand the multicultural nature of the forces within WWII and to particularly look at the role of key black and Asian figures Visit Dover Castle To understand, and show via a timeline, that the Romans invaded and settled in Britain for a long period of time To evaluate evidence sources written by Romans about the celts and to compare these with primary sources and artefacts To evaluate evidence sources about the story of Boudica who was she really? To investigate the life of a Roman child and compare that to their own modern life To understand that innovation and engineering were key aspects of the Roman Empire such as architecture, underground heating, mosaic, painted houses (visit Dover) To understand the scale of the Roman Empire and how this had a direct impact on why the Romans left Britain Historical empathy write a diary from Hadrians wall (life of a Roman Soldier in Britain) Visit Canterbury Roman museum To investigate the life of a medieval peasant To investigate how castles changed over the period To understand why medieval times are referred to as the Dark Ages To understand the causes of Plague and how it devastated the country To investigate the influence of religion on medieval citizens Was life all grim? investigating games, leisure and festivals in medieval England To investigate key figures from the period Thomas A Becket, The Black Knight Visit Holmbury St Mary where Katherine was walled into the church as a punishment for her sins! Visit Canterbury Cathedral and The Canterbury Tales exhibit

3 A History of The American civil War North American Indigenous Peoples Battles and Bravery Wellington and Waterlooe Battles and Bravery The Zulu Wars The Saxons and Saxon Britain Year 7 /8 To be able to decide upon useful historical questions to investigate within a chosen subject To investigate the chosen subject over several time periods and to place them chronologically on a timeline; showing an awareness of what was happening in the world at this time To recognise the difference, and assess the value of, primary and secondary sources To be able to discuss historical bias To present factual information in interesting and informative ways, to chare a passion for a subject To know key reasons for the American civil War To know and be able to discuss key historical figures on both sides, and differences in appearance, attitudes and values To understand the role of slavery within the conflict To know key facts and references about the role of Black Americans within the conflict To show historical empathy by writing diaries from before major battles To be able to appreciate how the war affected the country at large and what it was like for families during this period of time To be able to discuss legacy in light of attitudes within modern America to black rights, weapons and the constitution To know where different Native Americans resided on a map and use this information to discuss differences between them To discuss the notion of the noble Indian in light of tribes like the cherokee and atrocities carried out against white people To look at the relationship Native American peoples had with nature and especially the plains Indians and the buffalo To look at key historical battles such as the Battle of Little Big Horn and General Custer To look at different belief systems within tribes and their way of life To investigate Wellington as an historical figure and discuss how there was a cult of fame around him up to his death To investigate Napoleon as an historical figure To track the build up to the Battle of Waterlooe from the peninsular wars onwards To investigate, using a variety of sources, the life of a foot soldier To investigate, using historical sources, the battle of Waterlooe Visit walmer castle, Aspey House London To fully investigate, using a varied evidence base including film, why attitudes have changed to the battle of Rourke s Drift To investigate the reasons behind the conflicts in Zulu land To look at the notion of Victorian Empire To study the battle tactics used by both sides To investigate reasons for the saxon invasion of Britain To investigate how life in Saxon times changed over the period To investigate the Sutton hoo Burial site as a site of special historical significance Using key buildings and artefacts look at the role of religion within Saxon Britain

4 The Vikings Conflicts throughout Modern History Pirates The Holocaust the best and worst of humanity To investigate the Vikings as sea farers including a study of their ships To investigate why the Vikings carried our raids and later settled To look at famous Vikings such as Eric the Red and discuss the blurring of historical fact and legend To know that Vikings had a complex belief system and to consider their brutality within this context Visit Leith Hill, the furthest inland the Vikings came in Surrey Study the raid on Lindesfarne and evaluate written accounts To draw upon previous study to place wars in historical time lines To look at the lessons learnt in each conflict and how this affected future decisions To look at primary and secondary sources to evaluate the life of soldiers in different conflict periods and how technology changed To be introduced to the Korean War causes and outcomes and evaluate our part as a country within it To investigate the Hollywood image of pirates and discuss it s accuracy To know about key pirate figures such as Black Beard To understand how piracy could sometimes be authorised was Sir Francis Drake a pirate, discuss? Using packs from the Holocaust memorial society ; Explore notions of race superiority and why the Nazis hated the Jews To discuss, at an age appropriate level, the use of concentration camps To explore why death on this scale should never be forgotten and what lessons can be learnt Through real life accounts to look at the role of people who hid and saved Jews, and explore stories of humanity within the death camps particularly at liberation Exploration The poor Law and attitudes to the poor Theatre Portraits Year 9 / 10 To know key explorations and discoveries which took place in the time period and how this affected the country as a whole To explore Elizabeth s relationship with Sir Walter Raleigh and Sir Francis Drake using a variety of historical sources To know and understand the poor law and its impact on society To discuss attitudes to the poor in relation both attitudes today, and the attitudes of Elizabeth s predecessors To look at the everyday life of different tiers of society using and evaluating a variety of evidence sources To understand that the theatre was not universally applauded and to investigate opposition to the theatre To carry out (visit) an investigation into the significance of the Globe Theatre To recognise the influence and rise of key figures within the theatre; Bacon, Shakespeare To understand and interpret key works as propaganda and be able to discuss the messages within them particularly portraits of Elizabeth To investigate patronage within England

5 Rebellion Health and Medicine The Ancients As above Medieval Victorian Modern To investigate challengers to Elizabeth s throne and in particular Mary Queen of Scotts To critique Elizabeth s handling of key acts of rebellion her sister was known as Bloody Mary, does Elizabeth deserve a similar title? To explore reasons for the challenges to her throne and in particular her lack of heir and later promotion of herself as the virgin queen Using a range of sources investigate the significance of medicinal practices in the ancient world To know key cures and the theories and beliefs which drove them To explore the notion of humours and how the body and spirit were viewed in the medieval world To look at cures and the apothecary role using a variety of historical evidence To consider the role of monasteries within medieval medicine and the wider context of religion and illness To chart key changes up to the Victorian period and consider the impact of being allowed human dissection To look at the role of Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacle within nursing To consider the role of conflict within medical developments, in particular the Baor War To know and be able to discuss key medical break throughs from the Victorian period forward To know and be able to discuss key figures within medical developments To start to be able to relate developments in medicine to wider historical events what aspects have been the main influence and impetus within medical developments?